"Thioctic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An octanoic acid bridged with two sulfurs so that it is sometimes also called a pentanoic acid in some naming schemes. It is biosynthesized by cleavage of LINOLEIC ACID and is a coenzyme of oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX). It is used in DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D008063
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.803 D02.886.778.827 D08.211.906 D10.251.941
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| Concept/Terms |
Thioctic Acid- Thioctic Acid
- alpha-Lipoic Acid
- Acid, alpha-Lipoic
- alpha Lipoic Acid
- Lipoic Acid
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